The Graveyard and the Ballroom is the debut album by English band A Certain Ratio, released in January 1980 by record label Factory.

The latter also reissued the album on vinyl, replicating the original PVC pouch of the cassette release.

[7][8][9] The reissued album spent five weeks in the UK Independent Chart, peaking at number 29.

"[1] Trouser Press called it "an exciting and original post-punk dance record".

[4] Stylus called it "not only a very interesting historical document but also a pretty entertaining album in its own right".